Fun in NH

We stayed in the Durham/Dover area of NH for about 2 1/2 week, having a great time with Joni's family. We were all together for the wedding and the family time together was priceless.

Joni's mom came out to the campground a few times. She even helped us cook out for a diner. She gets all her meals cooked for her at the Sprucewood Inn so she doesn't cook anymore. She's a great cook. Wish she make us some good Italian meals.

Joni's brother Rich, and his wife Adele, had a BBQ at their house for all their friends and family who came to the wedding. We had a great backyard picnic Again it was nice for all of us to be together.

The weather was perfect and the food was great. What more could we ask for.

Nancy and Gene White, some friends of ours that we met in Florida, joined us for some camping out while we were in NH. They live in Connecticut in the winter and in Florida in the summer. Nancy and Joni went out for a few kayak rides together and we ate diner together each night of their stay. The problem was that it rained the whole time that they were camping with us. What a bummer, but we still had a wonderful time.

We love to host karaoke while we travel around the country. Mom lives at the Sprucewood Inn, a home for senior citizens. Jan, the Activities Director is always looking for something new for the residents to do so we volunteered to do a karaoke afternoon for the residents. What a hoot! They had a wonderful time. Mostly we sang songs from the 30's and 40's and 50's. We set it up so the words would appear on the big screen TV in the Great Room of the facility. That way everyone could see the words and sing from their seats. Many were in wheelchairs or used canes to walk, so we brought the mikes to them. Our friend Nancy, who was camping with us, volunteered to help us and she was wonderful.

Since Mom's birthday was in August, we decided to make it a birthday party for her also. We brought a birthday cake and drinks in. Everyone sang to her and she had a "birthday dance" to the music of "You Make Me Feel So Young". Nancy danced with Mom and Jan danced with another resident. Neat!

What was so funny is that before karaoke started, Mom said there was no way she would sing with the microphone. Well, she sang one song and that was it! She hogged the microphone after that. It was good to see her get so involved. She loved that stuff when she was young and carefree!

Needless to say, we enjoyed our family time in New Hampshire. It is a beautiful state and we hope to stay long enough to see the fall colors.

Jusitn and Amanda's Wedding

The day is finally here. Justin and Amanda got married. Justin is Joni's nephew. He married his long time sweetheart Amanda.

All the family came. Mom looked great! All the kids were there.

The bride and groom love motorcycles and both have Harley's, so the groomsmen all rode in on their motorcycles to make a grand entrance before the ceremony.

The day was beautiful for the outdoor garden ceremony. It couldn't be more perfect.
Joni's brother and his wife are the groom's parents and they couldn't have been more proud.

Joni and Rich's Mom was glowing in her beautiful dress and loved dancing with Justin and her other grandsons. Next step is for her to a great grandmother one of these days.

The bride and groom stayed in town for about a week to visit with family and then went to Aruba for a week long honeymoon.

Camping in New Hampshire

We're finally in New Hampshire! It's been a long trip to get here..... 2400 miles from Colorado to New Hampshire.

We camped at the Barrington Shores Campground close to Joni's brother's house and her Mom's place.

Joni's brother's son Justin is getting married to his long time sweetheart, Amanda so all the family came for the event. Joni's kids, Jim and his wife Barbara, Ken and Chris all came together and spent an evening at the campground. Joni's Mom came also.

It was great to all be together. We grilled out and enjoyed the campground and enjoyed visiting with each other. It's rare that we can all be together at the same time.

Mom still thinks we are crazy to be fulltiming in our motorhome, but this is great!

There's nothing better than being with family!

Andy and Betty's

As we continued on our cross country trip from Colorado to New Hampshire, we stopped in Vestal, NY. Our Florida friends, Andy and Betty Bonetti live there and decided to have a mini Ocean Resorts reunion at their house.

As we pulled up their street, we saw their beautiful house up on a hill. What a view they have. The fall colors have to be gorgeous.

Jean and Chuck Lockerby and Carol and Rich Quest also came and we had a great time.

One afternoon we went to the local tennis courts and had a wonderful afternoon of tennis. As you can see in the photo, Betty and Jean beat Delton and Andy. What a match. Joni enjoyed seeing the girls win!

On another day, we went to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Coopersville. It brought back many memories for us old folks. See Delton standing with Baby Ruth and Ted Williams. Also they showed an Abbott and Costello skit - "Who's on First!" That is priceless!

W also attended a pro tennis match in Binghamton. It was a prelim for the US Open. Great match!

Andy really planned well. We attended a farm team baseball game and watched the Mets play and win in extra innings. What a game.

Andy and Betty are the best! We all had a wonderful time and look forward to seeing everyone in Florida this winter.

Our Computer Crashes As We Head East

SORRY GUYS!

Our computer crashed and Delton has been in the process of "Re-BUILDING" it. What a job! Before it crashed I downloaded all our pictures that were taken during the end of July and beginning of August. Then I deleted those pictures off of my camera!

Consequently, we lost those pictures. That was a time period of about 3 weeks. Luckily Delton had backed up everything before that!

We lost:
Larry and Kathy Lehrmann's visit to us in Fun Valley.
Our visit to Dana and Karen Lemmermans in Salida, CO
Our visit to Denver to see Joni's son Ken

Our time with Larry and Kathy was great! We kayaked down the Rio Grand and had a ball. Larry hiked on the mountains around Fun Valley. And danced in the Square Dance Hall. They stayed with us in our motor home... close quarters...., but we bonded! Kathy and Larry: please send us any pictures that you took.

Then we left Fun Valley and traveled about 100 miles to visit Dana and Karen Lemmerman in Salida, CO. We hiked and biked. Again our pictures were lost. Dana and Karen: Please send us any pictures you took.

Then we traveled on to Denver, another short drive, to see Joni's son Ken. He just bought a new house in the city. We helped him with decorative ideas and went patio shopping with him. He had a neat roof patio on top of his 4 story house. Lots of steps. We also biked and enjoyed our time with him.

Then we headed east, planning on being at Joni's nephew's wedding in New Hampshire on August 20. As we drove through North Platte, Nebraska, our motor home died! Our alternator went out. After a 3 night wait and $1200 poorer, we were finally on our way.

Our next stop was in the Cleveland area, where we visited Emory and Jean Smith, friends from Florida. We stayed with them for 1 night. They had just sold their house and were in the process of moving to Florida permanently. No more snow birding for them.

From this point on, we have pictures and can start our regular posting again. If any of our friends have some pictures they can send us that were taken during this time, please do. We'd love to post them.

Ron and Trude to Colorado

Delton's brother Ron, and his wife Trude, took a trip up to Colorado with some of their friends.

We all got together quite a few times.

We went kayaking down the Rio Grand. The river was very low so we had to dodge many rocks and boulders. We even got hung up on the rocks in some of the very low spots. But, fun was had by all.

We have been hosting weekly karaoke sessions in Fun Valley and Ron's group joined us for one. See Ron, Trude, Mike and Donna singing - "I Got You Babe"! What fun!

More friends of theirs, Dennis and Becky Birdsong came down from Colorado Springs to join us. We kept staring at each other and knew we had met before. Finally after 1 day we remembered. We had met at an RV park in Austin about 10 years ago. What small world.

Ron and Trude's friends, Shirley and Kermit, own a cabin close to Fun Valley. That's where they were staying. What a beautiful place - up on a mountain.

They had the logs brought in from Canada. The house was first built in Canada, then the logs were numbered, the house was taken down and brought to Colorado. Then it was rebuilt by the number system. As you can see, it is one fine cabin!

The bed was made from logs that were on the 8 acres that Shirley and Kermit own. Pretty nice!

Delton's 50th Class Reunion

July 4th weekend, we took a trip back to Texas from Colorado to attend Delton's 50th High School Reunion - Stamford High School!

Many attended and Delton had a ball. Joni even had a great time. Delton has some great "old" friends.

Delton grew up in Stamford, Texas, a small town in west Texas. It was a class of 76 and most knew each other. Delton enjoyed seeing people he hadn't seen in 50 years, recognizing some and having trouble recognizing others.

Football was a major part of Delton's high school years. Stamford won 4 state championships out of the 5 years he attended junior high through high school. Coach Anderson was at the reunion and was presented a ball from winning the state championship game during Delton's senior year.

Speeches were made at the luncheon and Delton was one of the presenters.
We sat at the dias table, joining Delton's old girlfriend Martha and her husband Shelby. Martha told Joni some old secrets about Delton. It was so sweet!

Fun was had by all.